Social Studies: All My Loving, by The Beatles

 Hi there! 

Today I will be writing about the song, All My Loving written by The Beatles in 1963. 

Here is a video of what the song sounds like:

Here are the lyrics too: 

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you
Tomorrow I'll miss you
Remember I'll always be true
And then while I'm away, I'll write home everyday
And I'll send all my loving to you

I'll pretend that I'm kissing the lips I am missing
And hope that my dreams will come true
And then while I'm away, I'll write home everyday
And I'll send all my loving to you

All my loving I will send to you
All my loving
Darling, I'll be true

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you
Tomorrow I'll miss you
Remember I'll always be true
And then while I'm away, I'll write home everyday
And I'll send all my loving to you

All my loving I will send to you
All my loving
Darling, I'll be true

All my loving
All my loving
Ooh
All my loving I will send to you

What was the song about?

The song is about Paul McCartney going on tour and missing his girlfriend at the time, Jane Asher. It talks about how he will remember his girlfriend and how they kissed. It talks about how he will miss his girlfriend when he leaves and that he will write to her while he is away. It also talks about how he will be true to his girlfriend, meaning he will be faithful toward her and not be with another woman. Lastly, it states he will send all his love to his girlfriend too. 

How does it sound different from songs in the 1940's?

All My Loving, along with the majority of other Beatles songs caused extreme controversy and anger among the older generation. This generation didn't like the challenge from the youth and breaking of the status quo. These songs sexualised women, something which had never been seen before The Beatles and the Swingin' 60's.

The songs were essentially the voice to the younger generation, who felt repressed and therefore wanted to break away from the traditional ways of their parents. They wanted to break away from traditional clothes, music and language. 

The parents of these young girls were appalled and disgusted that songs were being sung about them. They didn't like these sexualised songs which had started spreading like wildfire, making their children, especially daughters go crazy. 

Songs in the 1940's were polar opposites to those in the era of The Beatles. For example, Swinging on a Star by Bing Crosby (1944) was about animals and how they looked, so they differed, A LOT.

Thanks for reading!